Nikola Kolev

Nikola Kolev
Personal information
Full name Nikola Peychev Kolev
Date of birth (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Targovishte, Bulgaria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dunav Ruse
Number 66
Youth career
2004–2007 Svetkavitsa
2007–2008 Vilafranca
2008–2012 Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Litex Lovech 54 (0)
2016 Litex Lovech II 10 (1)
2016–2017 CSKA Sofia II 19 (3)
2016–2019 CSKA Sofia 11 (0)
2017–2019 → Etar (loan) 46 (0)
2019–2020 Etar 26 (0)
2020–2021 Botev Vratsa 11 (0)
2021–2022 Tsarsko Selo 10 (0)
2022 Yantra Gabrovo 8 (0)
2022– Dunav Ruse 53 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Bulgaria U17 8 (1)
2012–2014 Bulgaria U19 6 (1)
2014–2016 Bulgaria U21 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Nikola Kolev (Bulgarian: Никола Колев; born 6 June 1995) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dunav Ruse.[2][3]

Career

Youth career

Kolev started his career in Svetkavitsa. In 2007, he joined the Gillette youth academy and he was chosen by Hristo Stoichkov to join him for one year at the academy. After the one year with Vilafranca he chose to join the Bulgarian club Litex Lovech.

Litex Lovech

He became a champion with elite youth under-19 team of Litex for 2010–2011 season.[4] In end of 2011 he joined in first team from the coach Hristo Stoichkov. Nikola Kolev made his first team debut for Litex Lovech against Levski Sofia on 29 March 2012 at age 16 years, 9 months and 23 days.[5]

CSKA Sofia

In June 2016 he and big part of the Litex squad moved to CSKA Sofia.[6]

Etar

On 6 September 2017, Kolev was loaned to Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[7] In June 2018, Kolev started pre-season training with his parent club put subsequently his loan was extended until the end of the year.[8]

Club statistics

Club

As of 13 September 2020[3]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Litex Lovech 2011–12 A Group 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2012–13 5 0 0 0 – 5 0
2013–14 5 0 2 1 – 7 1
2014–15 20 0 3 2 2 0 25 2
2015–16 17 0 4 0 2 0 23 0
Total 54 0 9 3 4 0 67 3
Litex Lovech II 2015–16 B Group 10 1 – – 10 1
CSKA Sofia II 2016–17 Second League 19 3 – – 19 3
CSKA Sofia 2016–17 First League 9 0 0 0 – 9 0
2017–18 2 0 0 0 – 2 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Etar (loan) 2017–18 First League 21 0 1 0 – 22 0
2018–19 27 0 0 0 – 27 0
Etar 2019–20 21 0 0 0 – 21 0
2020–21 5 0 0 0 – 5 0
Total 74 0 1 0 – 75 0
Botev Vratsa 2020–21 First League 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career Total 166 4 11 3 4 0 181 7

References

  1. ^ "Профил на Никола Колев". Etar Veliko Tarnovo official website. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Nikola Kolev Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. ^ a b Kolev Stats
  4. ^ Литекс е шампион в Елитната до 19 г.
  5. ^ Литекс победи Левски, първенството се завърза sportni.bg
  6. ^ "Осем нови футболисти в ЦСКА!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg (originally published in blitz.bg). 9 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  7. ^ "ЦСКА преотстъпва двама на Етър" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 6 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Отборът за новия сезон" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 7 July 2018.